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Indonesia: strong earthquake, 2 people died
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Indonesia: strong earthquake, 2 people died

Early this morning (November 17), a strong earthquake struck off the island of Sulawesi, northern Indonesia, causing at least two people to die and damage hundreds of ho…

December 16, 2018
Bad soil because of the greenhouse effect
Environment

Bad soil because of the greenhouse effect

The greenhouse effect is changing the structure of organic matter in soil at the molecular level, causing soil quality to decrease, while increasing the amount of carbon…

December 16, 2018
Predict earthquakes in China
Environment

Predict earthquakes in China

Ji ShaoCheng of École College, a branch of the University of de Montréal is a member of the team that studied the devastating earthquake in China last May.

December 16, 2018
Earth's stealth equator
Environment

Earth's stealth equator

British scientists claim that the atmosphere of the northern and southern hemispheres is separated by a huge chemical band in the western Pacific.

December 16, 2018
Strong earthquakes shake Central Asia
Environment

Strong earthquakes shake Central Asia

Last night, a strong earthquake shook the most densely populated Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. There have been no reports of casualties.

December 16, 2018